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| corymb |
a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the flower stalks grow upwards from various points of the main stem and become level with each other. |
| cranial nerve |
any of the twelve paired nerves, such as the optic and auditory nerves, that extend from the stem of the brain through openings in the skull. |
| creeper |
any plant, such as ivy, that grows or spreads along the ground or upon other surfaces by means of clinging tendrils or stem rootlets. [1/6 definitions] |
| crown |
the point at which the root and stem of a plant join, usu. at ground level. [1/21 definitions] |
| culm2 |
the jointed, usu. hollow stem of various grasses. |
| cyme |
a flower cluster that blooms from the center to the edges, and whose main stem is always topped by a flower. |
| gladiolus |
any of numerous plants of the iris family that have colorful flowers growing on long, erect stems, or a flower or a stem of flowers from such a plant. |
| goblet |
a drinking glass with a base and stem, used esp. for wine. |
| green onion |
a variety of onion that is picked while very young, has a long green stem, and is often eaten raw; scallion. |
| hawkweed |
any of various plants related to the daisy, with leaves growing from the base of the stem, and yellow or red flowers. |
| hemp |
a fiber derived from the stem of this plant, used in making rope and twine. [1/4 definitions] |
| herb |
a flowering plant whose stem is soft rather than woody and which dies at the end of a growing season. [1/3 definitions] |
| herbaceous |
pertaining to or characteristic of an herb, esp. having a soft nonwoody stem. |
| hypocotyl |
the stem that is below the primary leaf of a seedling plant. |
| ironweed |
any of a group of plants with a hard stem and clusters of small, purplish flowers. |
| joint |
a place on the stem of a plant where the growth of a branch or leaf originates or will originate. [1/13 definitions] |
| keel |
in biology, a longitudinal structure on a bone, stem, leaf, or the like; ridge; carina. [1/4 definitions] |
| kohlrabi |
a plant of the cabbage family that has a bulbous, edible stem. |
| leaf |
one of the usu. green, flat parts of a plant that grow from the stem or branch and produce food by photosynthesis, or a similar growth or structure. [1/7 definitions] |
| leafstalk |
the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to a stem; petiole. |
| limbic system |
a set of brain structures, located at the border (or limbus) separating the cerebral hemisphere from the brain stem, that support emotional responses, behavior, memory formation, and olfaction. |
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